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The mother of a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly caught trying to steal the keys to a family's car has apologised for her son's behaviour - but says she can't do anything about it.
A Toowoomba family woke up as two teenage boys rummaged through their home trying to steal the keys for their Audi, at about 6am on Thursday.
One of the teens managed to flee the scene, but his mate wasn't so lucky and was captured by the homeowners and held inside the home until the police arrived.
There was no violence between the boy and the homeowners before he was arrested.
'The perpetrator told us that they were wanting to steal the Audi,' the homeowner said.
'It is out of control, and more people are going to get hurt if they're left, allowed on the streets'.
His mother, whose identity can not be